Tree mitigation fund allows for UTC initiative despite lean budget; Denton, TX

City plans to maintain tax rate Denton Record Chronicle News for Denton County, Texas Local News:
City plans to maintain tax rate
Proposal includes less library funds, no gifts to Kiwanis
12:21 AM CDT on Tuesday, September 1, 2009
By Lowell Brown / Staff Writer
Denton residents get their chance to weigh in on the city’s proposed 2009-10 budget during a public hearing tonight.
The budget includes no tax rate increase, and the base rates for city electric, water, wastewater and trash service would not change. But residents would see some higher costs, including increased athletic fees and facility rental charges at recreation centers.
A City Council vote is set for Sept. 22.
New expenditures include $100,000 from the tree mitigation fund on a tree canopy survey.